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  1. Contact MDE. Michigan Department of Education 608 W. Allegan Lansing, MI 48933 833-633-5788

    • Tom McMillin

      In November 2016, Tom McMillin was elected to an 8 year term...

    • Ellen Cogen Lipton

      Ellen Cogen Lipton, Co-Vice President D – Huntington Woods,...

    • Judith Pritchett

      Judith P. Pritchett, Ph.D. (D-Washington Township) was...

    • Tiffany D. Tilley

      In 2018, Tilley won the State Board of Education election by...

    • Marshall Bullock, II

      Since 2018, Marshall Bullock II has served as the State...

    • Mitchell Robinson

      Mitchell Robinson is Associate Professor of Music Education...

    • Pamela Pugh

      Pamela Pugh, DrPH, MS, was elected to the State Board of...

    • Nikki Snyder

      Serving her first term as a Member of the State Board of...

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    The board is composed of eight voting members who are elected to eight-year terms by the state at large. Elections to the board are held in every even-numbered year. Each party is allowed to nominate up to two candidates in each election, and voters are allowed to vote for two candidates. The two candidates with the most votes are elected to eight-...

    The Michigan State Board of Education was established by the 1963 Michigan Constitution. Michigan Constitution, Article VIII, Section 3:

    Section 388.1006 of the Michigan Compiled Laws prohibits members of the board from being involved in any way with the publication of schoolbooks. Section 388.1006:

    Members of the Michigan State Board of Education are elected at largeto eight-year terms. Two seats on the board are up for election in each even-numbered year. Candidates are not elected to a specific seat; rather, each party is allowed to nominate up to two candidates, and voters are allowed to vote for two candidates. The top two candidates in t...

    The procedure for filling vacancies on the board is established in Article VIII, Section 3 of the Michigan Constitution. In the event of a vacancy on the board, the governorappoints a successor to fill the remainder of the former board member's term. Michigan Constitution, Article VIII, Section 3 (excerpt):

    In addition to the duties laid out in the Michigan Constitution, which include oversight of the state's public education and appointment of the state superintendent, the board has several additional duties laid out by statute. Section 388.1008a: Section 388.1008a of the Michigan Compiled Laws grants the Michigan State Board of Education responsibil...

    Members of the Michigan State Board of Education are entitled to a per diem compensation defined each year by the state legislaturein addition to reimbursement for expenses incurred while carrying out the business of the board under Section 388.1005 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Section 388.1005:

    Note: Ballotpedia's state executive officials project researches state official websites for chronological lists of historical officeholders; information for the Michigan State Board of Education has not yet been added because the information was unavailable on the relevant state official websites, or we are currently in the process of formatting t...

    Michigan Department of Education 608 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: 833-633-5788​ Fax:517-355-4565

  3. Oct 9, 2024 · The eight candidates running in the Nov. 5 election have vastly different priorities for Michigan public education, unique perspectives on the challenges schools are facing, and varying views...

    • Hannah Dellinger
  4. The department is governed by the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education was first provided for in the Constitution of 1850 and currently exists through the provisions of Article VIII, Section 3, of the Constitution of 1963. The state board is composed of eight members [2] nominated by party conventions and elected at-large for ...

  5. Oct 24, 2022 · A new law enacted last week requires school districts and the Michigan Department of Education to post excerpts of the 1976 law in school offices and rooms where boards of education...

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  7. Oct 15, 2024 · Democratic candidate Dr. Theodore Jones says that if elected, he would fight to increase education spending in Michigan. “Our state’s chronic disinvestment in education since 2008, local and state level spending on education is down by $5 billion and that has had serious real-world effects,” he said. “Our position is now 41st in the ...